Annual number of fintech startups founded in Germany from 2008 to 2025

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Release date

January 2026

Region

Germany

Survey time period

2008 to 2024

Supplementary notes

This statistic was compiled by Statista using figures published by Crunchbase.

Figures refer to fintech companies headquartered in Germany. Fintech companies are identified using Crunchbase industry tags and keyword-based classifications. Crunchbase does not publish a single formal definition of fintech; companies may be included based on assigned industry categories (e.g., payments, digital banking, blockchain) and descriptive metadata.

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Annual number of fintech startups founded in Germany 2008-2025

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 9, 2026

There were **new fintech companies founded in Germany in 2025, which was significantly less than in the previous years. The number of new fintechs grew steadily between 2015 and 2021, with 2021 recording the highest number of new fintech startups in the country, but there was a sharp decline in fintech foundation following this peak.

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